Toy Story 5 may have ruled the box office this past weekend with an absolutely absurd $312 million global debut. But YouTubers are continuing to make horror history even as Woody and Buzz are taking the lion’s share of attention. Both Obsession and Backrooms crossed major milestones over the weekend, continuing their respective, monster theatrical runs.
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Director Curry Barker’s Obsession added $14.2 million domestically on its sixth weekend, continuing to hold remarkably well despite stiff competition. With that, it has now made $333.2 million worldwide, including a whopping $215.8 million in North America. It’s an exceptionally rare original movie of any genre to make $200 million or more in the U.S. It continues to be the surprise box office success of 2026.
Meanwhile, Kane Parsons’ Backrooms added $7.3 million domestically on its fourth weekend, also holding well. Thanks to a strong showing overseas, A24’s liminal nightmare has amassed $301 million globally to date. That figure includes $175.1 million worth of domestic ticket sales. Made for just $10 million, this is going to be hugely profitable for all involved.
Obsession centers on a hopeless romantic who breaks a mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart. The wish is granted but he quickly discovers that his desires come at a cost. Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter star.
In Backrooms, a strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. Horror ensues. The cast is led by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve.
Both Barker and Parsons started out on YouTube. Now, they’re both the talk of the town. Barker made his breakout feature for less than $1 million. It’s now on pace to become one of the most profitable movies of all time. Meanwhile, Parsons is just 21 years old and directed his smash hit feature before he could legally order a beer in the U.S. Both of these movies are the highest-grossing for their respective studios, Focus and A24. Both are far from done.
Elsewhere, Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day tumbled 62% in its second weekend, taking in just $17 million in its second frame. Spielberg’s latest UFO picture brought him back to the top of the box office in its debut, but now runs the risk of running out of steam very quickly. Also of note, the new Scary Movie topped $200 million globally, adding $6.7 million on its third weekend. Scary Movie 7 is all but assured at this point.
Looking ahead, horror is taking a couple of weekends off in terms of major new releases. Supergirl and Jackass: Best and Last arrive on Friday. Then comes Minions & Monsters for July 4 weekend, which could be considered gateway horror of a sort, I suppose. The next big horror event then comes our way on July 10 in the form of Evil Dead Burn, which opens against Disney’s live-action Moana.
Obsession and Backrooms are in theaters now.
